Bow sight and method of use

Abstract

A bow sight for compensating for the range from a bow to a target includes a frame having a rear end and a front end, with the front end position closer to the target than the rear end. A single rear V-notch sight is connected to the frame adjacent the rear end for sighting the target. A plurality of vertically arrayed front sight pins are connected to the frame adjacent the front end at locations thereon such that aligning the uppermost signal pin with the V-notch sight establishes the correct attitude for sighting the bow at any range, and aligning a lower sight pin appropriate for a particular distance with a target at that distance establishes the correct amount to hold the bow over the target for that distance. A method of use is disclosed.

The invention that is claimed is: 
     
       1. A bow sight for use with a bow comprising: a frame having a rear end and a front end;   means for mounting the frame on the bow with the front end positioned closer to a target than the rear end;   a single rear V-notch sight means mounted on the frame adjacent the rear end; and   a front sight means mounted on the frame adjacent the front end including a plurality of vertically arrayed sight pins, the sight pins being disposed at locations on the front sight means such that, when sighting the bow at a target at a particular range, an uppermost of the sight pins is aligned with the V-notch rear sight, and one of the plurality of front sight pins being selectively aligned with various preselected farther ranges for shooting at the farther ranges while maintaining the alignment of the uppermost sight pin with the V-notch for all ranges.   
     
     
       2. The bow sight of claim 1, wherein the mounting means comprises a downwardly depending mounting bracket connected to the frame between the rear end and the front end and securable to the bow. 
     
     
       3. The bow sight of claim 1, wherein the rear sight means comprises: a vertical rear slot formed in said frame adjacent the rear end thereof;   a rear sight having an elongated threaded portion engagable through the rear slot and securable to the frame to allow vertical and horizontal adjustment of the rear sight with respect to the frame; and   two downwardly and inwardly sloping surfaces to form said V-notch sight.   
     
     
       4. The bow sight of claim 1, wherein the plurality of front sight pins each comprise an elongated threaded portion engagable through one of the front slots and securable to the frame to allow vertical and horizontal adjustment of each front sight pin with respect to the frame. 
     
     
       5. The bow sight of claim 4, wherein each front sight pin further comprises a small sighting ball connected at an end of a tapered shaft extending from the elongated threaded shaft. 
     
     
       6. A method of sighting a bow comprising the steps of: providing a bow sight including: a frame having a rear end and a front end;   means for mounting the frame on the bow with the front end positioned closer to a target than the rear end;   a single V-notch rear sight means mounted on the frame adjacent the rear end for sighting a target;   a front sight means mounted on the frame adjacent the front end including a plurality of vertically arrayed sight pins;     performing the step of setting the pins, which includes the steps of: lining up the V-notch rear sight with a target at a preselected close range;   associating the uppermost sight pin with the close range target by disposing the uppermost sight pin at a location on the front sight means such that the uppermost sight pin aligns with the aligned close range target and V-notch rear sight; and   associating each of the other of the front sight pins with a target at a preselected further range by disposing each of the other of the front sight pins at a location on the front sight such that said pin aligns with one preselected farther range target, while maintaining the alignment of the uppermost sight pin and the V-notch; and   sighting the bow at a target at a particular range by aligning the V-notch with the uppermost front sight pin and the target with the front sight pin associated with the particular range.     
     
     
       7. The method of claim 8 comprising the further step of vertically aligning the V-notch sight with one of the other sight pins when shooting at further range targets to prevent angular deviations.